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Modern States + Uopeople = Least expensive RA Bachelor's?? - Maniac Craniac - 09-21-2025

I'm not too familiar with either entity, beyond the gist of what they offer. Is it possible to get a bachelor's degree with nothing more than:

1) 90 credits of free CLEP through Modern States vouchers.

2) All remaining credits from Uopeople?

If so, one could complete an RA bachelor's degree for $1,600. That would be, as far as I am aware, the current least expensive RA bachelor's.

Am I correct?

RE: Modern States + Uopeople = Least expensive RA Bachelor's?? - bjcheung77 - 09-21-2025

Yes, I pretty much think so, you can get a freebie Associates along the way as well. Here are the calculations:
App fee: 60
Free transfers for 20 classes with ACE partnerships (Modern States, Sophia.org, Study.com, StraighterLine, etc)
Transfer fee for 10 classes: $170
10 classes required for residency: $1600
Total: $1830

RE: Modern States + Uopeople = Least expensive RA Bachelor's?? - jg_nuy - 09-21-2025

Isn't there a cost for each course you transfer in?
https://www.uopeople.edu/tuition-free/processing-fees/

RE: Modern States + Uopeople = Least expensive RA Bachelor's?? - Jonathan Whatley - 09-21-2025

For the UoP Computer Science and Health Science majors there are far more than 10 required courses in each major that have no corresponding CLEP.

For the UoP BS in Business Administration, these likely each have a corresponding CLEP
  • BUS 1101 Principles of Business Management
  • BUS 1102 Basic Accounting (my guess is CLEP Financial Accounting would go here)
  • BUS 1103 Microeconomics
  • BUS 1104 Macroeconomics
  • BUS 2201 Principles of Marketing
this might (there’s a CLEP Introductory Business Law, but it’s typically counted as lower-level)
  • BUS 3305 Business Law and Ethics
and these don’t appear to
  • COM 2001 Professional Communication
  • BUS 2202 E-Commerce
  • BUS 2203 Principles of Finance 1
  • BUS 2204 Personal Finance
  • BUS 2207 Multinational Management
  • BUS 3303 Entrepreneurship 1
  • BUS 3306 Business and Society
  • BUS 4402 Organizational Behavior
  • BUS 4403 Business Policy and Strategy
  • BUS 4405 Leadership
  • BUS 4406 Quality Management
and five business electives; UoPeople’s available business electives are
  • BUS 2204 Personal Finance
  • BUS 3301 Financial Accounting
  • BUS 3302 Consumer Behavior
  • BUS 3304 Managerial Accounting
  • BUS 4401 Entrepreneurship 2
  • BUS 4404 Principles of Finance 2
  • BUS 4407 Strategic Management
There’s a rumor UoPeople is working on a bachelor’s in liberal studies, and that might be friendlier to the scenario of 90 credits in scattered subjects by CLEP plus the minimum 10 courses for residency.

RE: Modern States + Uopeople = Least expensive RA Bachelor's?? - Maltus - 09-21-2025

(09-21-2025, 01:55 PM)bjcheung77 Wrote: Yes, I pretty much think so, you can get a freebie Associates along the way as well.  Here are the calculations:
App fee: 60
Free transfers for 20 classes with ACE partnerships (Modern States, Sophia.org, Study.com, StraighterLine, etc)
Transfer fee for 10 classes: $170
10 classes required for residency: $1600
Total: $1830

Well to be fair, I think you should include the cost for the ACE-Credits as well. Sophia, straighterLine, study.com - all are not free.

RE: Modern States + Uopeople = Least expensive RA Bachelor's?? - bjcheung77 - 09-21-2025

True, for Modern States, the price is technically what I mentioned if you can transfer in all 90 credits with them into the Business Degree or Computer Science. For Health Sciences, it's a slightly different story for those who need the requirements that can't be transferred using Modern States.

RE: Modern States + Uopeople = Least expensive RA Bachelor's?? - Maniac Craniac - 09-27-2025

(09-21-2025, 02:26 PM)Jonathan Whatley Wrote: For the UoP Computer Science and Health Science majors there are far more than 10 required courses in each major that have no corresponding CLEP.

For the UoP BS in Business Administration, these likely each have a corresponding CLEP
  • BUS 1101 Principles of Business Management
  • BUS 1102 Basic Accounting (my guess is CLEP Financial Accounting would go here)
  • BUS 1103 Microeconomics
  • BUS 1104 Macroeconomics
  • BUS 2201 Principles of Marketing
this might (there’s a CLEP Introductory Business Law, but it’s typically counted as lower-level)
  • BUS 3305 Business Law and Ethics
and these don’t appear to
  • COM 2001 Professional Communication
  • BUS 2202 E-Commerce
  • BUS 2203 Principles of Finance 1
  • BUS 2204 Personal Finance
  • BUS 2207 Multinational Management
  • BUS 3303 Entrepreneurship 1
  • BUS 3306 Business and Society
  • BUS 4402 Organizational Behavior
  • BUS 4403 Business Policy and Strategy
  • BUS 4405 Leadership
  • BUS 4406 Quality Management
and five business electives; UoPeople’s available business electives are
  • BUS 2204 Personal Finance
  • BUS 3301 Financial Accounting
  • BUS 3302 Consumer Behavior
  • BUS 3304 Managerial Accounting
  • BUS 4401 Entrepreneurship 2
  • BUS 4404 Principles of Finance 2
  • BUS 4407 Strategic Management
There’s a rumor UoPeople is working on a bachelor’s in liberal studies, and that might be friendlier to the scenario of 90 credits in scattered subjects by CLEP plus the minimum 10 for residency.

Thank you. This was what I was interested in figuring out. I see that maybe some of Saylor's ACE courses could also plug up a few holes, or at least could be used as electives. 

When I have a bit more time, I want to put a spreadsheet together and figure out the least expensive way to complete a UoPeople degree. Out of curiosity and to share with others.

RE: Modern States + Uopeople = Least expensive RA Bachelor's?? - wow - 10-01-2025

(09-27-2025, 06:52 PM)Maniac Craniac Wrote: When I have a bit more time, I want to put a spreadsheet together and figure out the least expensive way to complete a UoPeople degree. Out of curiosity and to share with others.

If you haven't yet, take a look at the transfer info on the UoPeople Reddit. They should have pages on confirmed transfers from Sophia in the right-hand permanent link menu. Hopefully that makes things easier for you.

They don't have thorough transfer plans like we keep on the Wiki, so if you end up doing this, it will be a great contribution.

RE: Modern States + Uopeople = Least expensive RA Bachelor's?? - wow - 10-03-2025

(10-03-2025, 02:39 AM)Caroline Wrote: Hey,
I just got to know from some of my friends that they completed some NCCRS accredited courses and UOPeople. accepted their credits. Plus, they provide courses in a cheaper price like 89$/month with access to their 70+ courses. Can someone suggest me if I should consider taking credits from NCCRS or ACE. Here is the link: https://www.nationalccrs.org/organizations/upi-study-inc

All the ACE and NCCRS providers are different, so It really depends which platform or learning method you like best. I think UPI gives you a text and you learn from that, but I'm not sure because I haven't taken anything from them. Sophia (ACE) and Straighterline (ACE) are similar. study.com, which offers mostly ACE courses with a few NCCRS, does a combination of videos and readings--in some courses, it's mostly videos, and others it's mostly readings.

Most of the providers require a combination of papers and quizzes or tests, but saylor.org bases the whole "grade" on one proctored test you take at the end of the course. But with the courses being free and the tests just $5 a pop, you can't beat the price. (The courses tend to be more challenging/slower than from other sources which is why it doesn't get talked a lot about here.)

RE: Modern States + Uopeople = Least expensive RA Bachelor's?? - marcelor78 - 10-03-2025

There's also Coursera, where some of the courses also give you credits. Google IT support is one of them (15 credits).